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Police yesterday, July 1, arrested a Thai man for a fatal attack on an innocent local whose body was later found abandoned in a palm plantation in Trat. The victim, 66 year old Boonyu Somjai, was reportedly exercising along Soi Nakprasit in Khao Saming district at around 5am on June 30 when the attack occurred. According …

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A secular community venue for Israeli travellers, known as the Secular House, has opened on Koh Pha Ngan as a non-religious alternative to the island’s Chabad House, according to a June 29 report by The Jerusalem Post. The venue, located directly opposite the island’s Chabad House, was established by the Free Secular Movement, an Israeli …

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Bangkok feels especially easy to enjoy this weekend. The city has been on a good run lately, and what was on offer last weekend still has a couple of things running into this one. You can browse independent brands and small creative labels at Public Garden, wander through Song Wat under light installations after dark, …

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MANILA, Philippines – The state weather bureau said that a tropical storm (TS) currently outside the Philippine area of responsibility would likely develop into a super typhoon next week. The weather disturbance outside the country might enter either Wednesday or Thursday next week, said weather specialist Leanne Loreto of the  Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 25-year-old man who allegedly broke into an internet café in Consolacion and stole four Pisonet coin boxes reportedly told the police that he had used the ₱8,000 loot to play the online gambling game “Scatter” before he was arrested hours later. The suspect, identified by the alias “Cidrick,” remains in

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has opened enrollment for its latest batch of 25 free online courses, giving the public the opportunity to learn new skills from anywhere at no cost. The courses, offered through UPOU’s Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) platform, are open to anyone interested in

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Only seven registered guidance counselors serve around 70 public elementary and high schools in Cebu City — a shortage that surfaced after the June 22 school shooting in Tacloban City. Councilor Paul Labra, chairman of the Cebu City Council’s Committee on Public Order and Safety, said the shortage emerged during consultations

MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Police District said it is prepared for the third day of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) rally at Liwasang Bonifacio and estimated the crowd to be between 10,000 to 15,000 on Thursday. Acting Manila Police District Director PBGen. Arnold Santiago said the gathering has remained peaceful, with traffic continuing to

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros opposed proposals to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility amid discussions on the issue following school-related violence. But the senator said she agrees to review, evaluate and even amend the current Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act if there is a need for such “to strengthen the [law] especially on the issue of mandating and

SURALLAH, South Cotabato – At least 85 hogs have “mysteriously died” in the past two weeks here, prompting authorities to restrict the transport of live pigs and pork products in the area. Agriculture workers are scheduled to collect blood samples from sick pigs on Thursday from backyard hog raisers in Barangay Moloy to determine the